Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-21
WHAT WAS DONE.

49,
The meeting was called to order by
President Logan about eight o'clock, and
A call of the roll showed that about fifty,
| one-iOurth of the membership OF the
| Thamhar waS raprsSSntNd uPon the floor.
| The minutes of the last regular and two
special meetings were read, and then the
Chamber, proceeded to transac! routine
business, OF which there was a considerable
amount requiring attention. The most
important of this business was the report
of the special committee appointed tC
audit the accounts of Secretary Haziet'
and Treasurer ID. Gutman, the same being
reported correct, and the reading of a com
munication from the FOwlerville, n. Y,
Nut and Bolt Company, in which the
officers of the company expressed q desire
to know what inducement the
city held out in case they should remove
their factory here. The communication
was dated August %, and had been re-
ceiyed through the Etna Iron aud Steel
Works. The Secretary said that after a
consultation with President Logan he had
replied to the communication, stating that
while tie city had no inducements to offer
in the way of land or free natural gas, it
would be glad to have the company come
here, and a welcome hand wOnld be extend
ed to them.
THE BRIDGE QUESTION.
The table being thus cleared of the Ordi-
nary matters upon it, the Chair asked If
there was any other business to come up,
when Mr.. A. J. Sweeney took the floor,
and said it had been generally under
stood that the object of the meeting
was 10 take some steps looking to the
appointment Of q committee which should
consider and report upon the ACCESSIBILITY
of constructing a railroad bridge at the
north end of the city. For the purpose of
introducing the matter he would ask the
Secretary tO'read the following resolution.
The Secretary read Is follows:
RssOlrsd, That "a committee of six, of
which the President OF this Chamber shall
be one, be appointed on behalf Of the
Chamber of Commerce of the City of
Wheeling, to confer with like committees
already appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners and the City Council, in re-
lation to the construction of a railroad
and passenger bridge across the river at the
north end of the city.
Mr.. Sweeney then said:
Mr.. PREsIDENT:-I don't know that
anything can be said, and certainly moth
ing by myself, calculated to throw any more
light on the bridge matter than the Cham
Der already possesses. | prepared the res
olution with the conviction that if any
thing is to he done, it must come through
the results of such q conference Is is pro-
posed to be held. No instruction Is nee.
essary for the committee ut this time. We
had better let the committees get together,
confer, and then make a report OF their re-
spective bodies as a preliminary. Then we
will know where we stand, and can act
accordingly.
Mr.. Bell-Jn order 10 get the matter be-
fore the house, move the adoption OF the
resolution.
Mr.. Reilly secOpd the motion.
The Chair-It has been moved and seq
onded that the resolution he adopted. Are
there any remarks?
Mr.. SeOtt-What is meant by the words
passenger bridge?" Does it mean a
wagon road and q fOot-way?
M. Syeeney--Yes, and that suggests
duOluCt luCu ~ NC. ACb Vi doN " CuOukh
to build that sort OF q bridge, and we will
stand more of a chance Of getting enough
for q railroad bridge. There is no doubt
but tbst the double bridge is far the best
tor our purposes. They have a bridge OF
that kind at Cincinnati and it is a great
convenience. Itstrikes me that il would be
a very valuable addition to this city, and
particularly to our merchants. Take our
wholesale grocerS rs an example. Their
trade is an extensive one with over the
river people, and they are compelled at
present to haul long roundabout distances,
often over WTetched roads. The bridge
would be = big thing for them, would
assist in building Rp their business, and to
that extent would benent tSa town. And
the same thing iStrue ofall other branches
CT trade. There are no mechanical diff
~eultiss il Tie way, and the added expense
is not great.
The Chair-Are there sny further re-
marks?
Some one called for a second reading OF
the resolution, and when this had been
done everyone seemed to be perfectly
satisfied with H. and the Chair putting
the question, il was adopted by an unani-
nous vote.
President Logan said he would be glad